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Punch Taverns defends drafting letters for tenants to send to MPs

04-Jul-2013 By John Harrington & Gurjit Degun

Punch Taverns has defended its decision to help draft some of the letters sent by tenants to the Government in support of the pub company for the consultation into plans for a statutory code for pub companies.

Statutory code: Draft document will not deliver 'anything substantial'

20-Jun-2013 By Michelle Perrett

The All-Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group (APPSPG) has raised concern about that the draft statutory code claiming it would not deliver “anything substantial” for tied licensees.

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles voices support for CAMRA

29-Apr-2013 By Gurjit Degun

The secretary of state of Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) Eric Pickles has voiced his support for the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), saying that he recognises the importance of pubs.

Sinking pints with the Chancellor and beer industry bigwigs

26-Mar-2013 By Snifter

Snifter lifted many pints in celebration of the beer duty escalator scrap and a penny off a pint at the Westminster Arms last night, with none other than the Chancellor George Osborne (well, along with many others at the same party).

Greg Mulholland hits out at McDonalds over pub development call

18-Mar-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Pro-pubs MP Greg Mulholland has condemned fast-food chain McDonalds for encouraging people to put forward closed pubs as potential sites for developments.

Save The Pub Group Meeting: Full Audio Recording Part 2

14-Dec-2012

This is part 2 of the audio recording of last week's All-Party Parliamentary Save The Pub Group Meeting.

Pubs need to improve service standards for international visitors warns VisitEngland chief

19-Jul-2012 By Gurjit Degun

Licensees need to do more to improve service in pubs to accommodate international visitors — that’s according to VisitEngland chief executive James Beresford.

Greg Mulholland urges Government to close "loophole" over pub change of use

09-Jul-2012 By Gurjit Degun

Pro-pubs MP Greg Mulholland has called on the Government to ensure that planning permission is required for any change of use or demolition of pubs.

Mulholland: More delays in quest to crack the code

10-May-2012 By Greg Mulholland

Last week we saw the announcement that the revised industry framework code governing tenant-pubco relations will not now come into force until the end of October.

Pubco/tenant relationship heads for Parliamentary debate

23-Nov-2011 By Michelle Perrett

The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (BISC) report into the relationship between pubcos and tenants is set to be debated in the House of Commons on Tuesday 6 December in the wake of the Government’s response this week.

Enterprise defends tenants’ treatment

02-Sep-2011

Enterprise Inns has defended its treatment of tenants after new figures show 17 of the 30 “serious” licensee complaints against pubcos to a group of MPs were from Enterprise tenants.

Mulholland slams BBPA over pub industry debate

10-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ

Greg Mulholland, the Lib Dem MP who chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group, has slammed the sector's leading trade body for refusing...

Licensees and MPs hit out at pubco power

31-Mar-2009 By John Harrington

Fierce criticism of pubcos and the beer tie dominated the first open meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group. Licensees, anti-pubco...